This image displays a hard, skin-colored cyst on the scalp. A pilar cyst is a benign cyst that must be surgically removed. This image displays a cyst on the neck that has ruptured and started to swell.
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Pilar Cyst  Information for adults

Picture of Pilar Cyst: This image displays a hard, skin-colored cyst on the scalp. Divider line
This image displays a hard, skin-colored cyst on the scalp.
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References


Bolognia, Jean L., ed. Dermatology, pp.1723-1724. New York: Mosby, 2003.

Freedberg, Irwin M., ed. Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. 6th ed. pp.18, 21. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.

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